Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-02-09


day, but took no formal action upon any
subject. The majority are said to favor
action of some kind for reduction OF the
revenue, but are not united as to any de-
finite policy, while the minority favored the
plan of leaving revenue matters to the
House of Representatives, where they con-
stitutionally belong.
- Zunguragua, one of the volcanoes OF the
Cordilleras, is still active. Recent lava flows
and the caving in of one side of the cone
are reported to have entirely changed the
3 at q time recently it has been surrounded
by the dust clouds which hang around the
SUBMITS of volcanoes when in eruption, and
the fire flashes and rumblings have caused
alarm for many leagues around its desolate
base.
A dispatch of Sunday says: The Ohio
l.riyer has come to stand with 81 feet 8
inches at Cincinnati. The weather has been
drizzling, and reports of rain continue TO
arrive from the up river points, so that the
danger, of disastrous flood is not removed.
Thus far the railroads are the heaviest suf-
ferers. A large number of manufactures
On both sides of the rivers have shut down,
and 1t is estimated that 1900 men are idle
on account of high water. Steamboats, have
great difficulty in getting under bridges.
. There is near Toccoa, Georgia, young
woman, only 1s years old, who Is an uncon,
querable moonshiner. Officers have raided
and destroyed her still twice recently, but
she has at once patched it up and goes to
work again. Henry Dover, 9 lad OF II years
of age, who assisted Miss Taylor, was ar
rested and taken to Gainesville. The young
woman informed the officers, in language
more forcible than elegant, that the still
was hers, and she should certainly contin-
no IN Garry on the husinpsS
The new postal telegraph bill, which
will be reported to Congress, provides that
the government shall assume charge Of the
telegraphic service of the country. It shall
contract with telegraph companies for SER
vice, establish rates, issue stamps and direct
the business. Three cents ofthe fee charged
is to 20 the government and the remainder
to the contracting company. The compa-
nies are to be allowed to keep their own
Offices and to do private business at their
own rates.
Dispatches from Montana, Dakota, and
and other points along the Northern Pacific
Road, report that the continued succession OF
billiards and deep snow has been disastrous
to every interest in those localities. Heavy
mortality among cattle has been caused by
the combined effects of freezing and star
walton, and at some points not of conve-
nient access to the railroad fuel and pro-
visions for human beings are growing scarce:
Instances are reported of burning fences and
unoccupied buildings for fuel.
- A valuable lesson is. conveyed in some
figures recently furnished by the Georgia
commissioner of agriculture. 1t is shown
than two-thirds of that required for home
consumption. The average cash price paid
for bacon in Georgia during the year was
eight cents per pound, while the average
price on time, payable November 1, was III
cents. The average cash price for corn was
3 cents, and the time price SO cents. The
Advantages of cash basis of trade could
not be more strikingly illustrated.
r. H. Johnston, a prominent citizen Of
Uvalde county, California, and postmaster
rat the town of Cancan, was murdered by
desperate named Charles Ray. Postmaster
| johnson received warrant by mail for the
arrest of Ray with instructions to deliver
lit to the sheriff. Ray hearing that the
Warrant had been received, called at the
post Office to ascertain the truth of the
.rumor, and shot the postmaster in cold
blood. Just as Johnston fell with bullet
Tin his neck, he. fired load of bird shot into
his murderer's face. Ray was arrested, and
will probably be lynched.
] Seven masked burglars entered the post
kofice, at Jersey City, N. j., and begun work
lon the vault. The watchman surprised them
and fired three shots, wounding one. The
others knocked the watchman down, tied
him, carried him up stairs to the janitor's
rooms, where the whole family were simi
1arly tied, and one man left to watch them.
: The others resumed work, but the vault
resisted powder and all tools the men could
bring to bear between eleven and four
|Q'clock, so they got nothing for their labor,
except quantity of miscellaneous mail
matter which may or may not contain a
few valuables.
1t is of some interest to know what per-
centage of the weather predictions made at
washington prove true. The last monthly
report received shows that the predictions,
Issued three times day, amounted to g.
626 during the month. Of these, no, or s
per cent, are considered to have failed en-
tirely; Cos, or 6.32 per cent, were one
fOurth verified 1865, or 1880 per cent,
were one-half verified; 1864, or 1923 per
cent, were three-fourths verified and 4,919,
or 51.1O per cent, were fully verified. The
predictions are based on scientific facts
and framed with scientific care, but the
konditions are so varied that it would be
unreasonable to expect absolute accuracy.
E The adiutant general of the army has
trength of the militia forces of the United
States since the "war talk" began. Gen.
Drum has written to all the adjutant gener-
lis of the States, and the answers thus far
deceived are very encouraging. There are
bow over 92,O60 members of the organized
militia, an increase of 10000 over previous
reports. The reports concerning available
companies, which are not part of the
militia, show that they foot up member
hip of 100000, nearly a million more than
previous years. The war department
viii, with the appropriation for next year,
which is sufficiently large for the purpose,
brovide the militia with better arms and
Equipments. The department is also in
Communication with railroad companies as
their facilities for the transportation of
: loops.
I Under DEGREES of the United States Cir
uit Courts in the States of Virginia, North
Ind South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama,
IL property, franchises and rights of the
Boutnern Telegraph Company were sold at
ublic auction in Richmond, Va, last We'd
esday. The property was purchased by
is. B. Pace and John S. Wise, of Rich
bnd, for themselves and associates, for
r hundred and sixty thousand dollars.
bidding for awhile was quite lively be-
en the purchasers, the Western Union
Edward S. Stokes, of New York, repre-